WOLVES SLAUGHTER ELEVEN GOATS IN SOUTH CROATIA

SINJ, Aug 3 (Hina) - Wolves slaughtered eleven goats, wounded eight and scattered another 40 from the herd of 145 goats in southern Croatia on Saturday. The owner of the herd, Zoran Ezgeta, of the mountainous village of Bitelic in the Sinj hinterland, and other people have been searching for the fleeing goats unsuccessfully for more than 30 hours. Wolves attacked goats while they were grazing on Vrdovo and put them in flight toward the Bosnian part of Vrdovo where the ground has not been de-mined yet, and therefore it is dangerous for people to approach that area. An expert on natural disaster, and a game-keeper, who carried out an on-the-spot investigation, have confirmed that a pack of wolves, that pose a constant threat to sheep and goats in the Cetina river area, slaughtered 11 and wounded eight goats on Saturday. (hina) mš 031306 MET aug 97